REJUVENATING TEE-OFF

By: PEERAWAT JARIYASOMBAT

Published: 7/05/2009 at 12:00 AM

Newspaper section: Horizons

Millennium Resort, Patong, Phuket

A two-night package priced at 16,265 baht for two persons comes with deluxe accommodation in the Lakeside Wing, buffet breakfast, two rounds of golf at Red Mountain or Loch Palm golf course for one person, two spa treatments for both persons (an hour of rejuvenating massage for women and athlete's massage for men), round-trip transfer between the hotel and airport/golf course, 30 per cent discount on laundry, 25 per cent discount at all F&B outlets (except the Pool Bar), an hour of yoga lessons for women, 25 per cent discount on all massage.

The offer is valid until October 31.

For more information, call 076-601-999 or visit its web site at http://www.millenniumpatong.com

Marriott Resort & Spa, Pattaya

More info : http://www.bangkokpost.com

Wat Sala Thong, Nakhon Ratchasima

Wat Sala Thong is in Tambon Hua Thale, about 1 kilometre southeast of the city. This is temple of the Dhamayuti sect. The area around the temple was originally a dense forest where a large sitting stone Buddha image in the Pa Lelai posture was located out in the open. A convocation hall was later built to cover it. The temple has a large pagoda that was built over a smaller one that encased the holy relics of Lord Buddha that were taken from Myanmar’s Chiang Tung.

Bangkok A Cultural and Literary History

Bangkok stands out as a place of extraordinary allure. Beginning as a floating city in a lush tropical setting, it was known to foreigners as the "Venice of the East". Centuries later, its majestic Grand Palace and glittering Buddhist temples would compete for the horizon with western chimneystacks. Chinese immigration and investment and Indian commerce have also visibly marked the cityscape, where great ethnic diversity is represented in the world-famous Thai cuisine.

The capital of the Kingdom of Thailand, founded and shaped by Chakri monarchs, was altered by nationalistic monuments in new public spaces after the 1932 coup ended absolute rule. Development plans of the 1960s and arriviste money of the 1980s gave rise to a jungle of skyscrapers on its alluvial plain.Serious urban challenges now beset this Asian Tiger that hovers between First World and Third. Fascinating pockets of traditional indigenous life percolate under a surface of modernity, while fragments of intense beauty and sensation abound in the labyrinthine lanes and alleys that replaced canals. Bangkok bears the longest city name in the world: forty-three syllables.Locals have shortened it to Krung Thep which means City of Angels. Maryvelma O’Neil explores their city - rich in art, history, royal ceremony and tradition.

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